theorize
verb (used without object)
theorise
-
a variation of
theorize.
Example Sentences
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Chinese authorities linked early Covid-19 cases to a seafood market in Wuhan, leading scientists to theorise that the virus first passed to humans from animals.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2021
It has generated thousands of memes as fans exclaim over how cute the Child is and theorise about what will happen next in the series.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2019
“Patriarchy” sprouted dozens of reformulations and refinements as feminists attempted to theorise it into a coherent system of domination.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2018
Some researchers theorise that suction-filter feeding in whales began with teeth that could be gnashed together to form a simple sieve, and that only subsequently were these teeth replaced by baleen.
From Economist ● Jun. 29, 2017
But when, after making up his mind which way to go, Samson tried to practise instead of theorise, he found the task not quite so easy.
From Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story by J. Nash
